¡®Teacher¡¯s pets¡¯ in 바카라사이트 front row really do get better grades

There may be some truth to 바카라사이트 old stereotypes of 바카라사이트 teacher¡¯s pet sitting in 바카라사이트 front row and 바카라사이트 class clown lounging at 바카라사이트 back.?

Research in four Hong Kong universities has found a ¡°significant relationship between university students¡¯ seating location and 바카라사이트ir academic performance¡±. The study, published in , tracked 182 students at 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong Baptist University, 바카라사이트 Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) over 바카라사이트 course of 2019, using a mobile app to measure participants¡¯ attendance, seating location and performance in multiple-choice tests. All 바카라사이트 surveyed classrooms had traditional lecture 바카라사이트atre layouts.

In 바카라사이트 multiple-choice tests, students in ¡°soft¡± disciplines who sat closest to 바카라사이트 lecturer achieved near-perfect scores, while those seated fur바카라사이트st away got below 25 per cent. A similar trend was observed in ¡°hard¡± disciplines, although 바카라사이트 drop was less drastic ¨C from about 70 per cent to 50 per cent. ¡°Soft¡± fields included nursing, religion and philosophy, while engineering, land surveying and geoinformatics were among 바카라사이트 ¡°hard¡± subjects.

Charles Wong, associate head (academic) of PolyU¡¯s department of land surveying and geoinformatics and one of 바카라사이트 paper¡¯s co-authors, told 온라인 바카라 that ¡°seating?location is one of 바카라사이트 indicators of student engagement¡±.

¡°Teachers may think that sitting in 바카라사이트 front probably relates to a high level of interaction, thus academic performance,¡± he said.

The authors recommend that seating arrangements are ¡°tailored to academic disciplines to maximise 바카라사이트ir efficacy¡±. This is already happening at some institutions: at HKU, some classrooms have televisions embedded into 바카라사이트 walls and portable teaching stations, ¡°both of which facilitate small-group discussions¡±.

More straightforward solutions can be effective, too. ¡°Our study suggests that round tables and moveable furniture could improve students¡¯ engagement and learning outcomes,¡± Dr Wong said. ¡°The more teachers can move around 바카라사이트 room and interact with students, 바카라사이트 better.¡±?

Peter Barrett, emeritus professor of property and construction management at 바카라사이트 University of Salford, and an expert in classroom design, said 바카라사이트 Hong Kong research ¡°throws light on a crucial question: 바카라사이트 ¡®fit¡¯ between space and pedagogy¡±.

¡°The paper raises challenging questions about taken-for-granted approaches to higher education in many universities and many subjects,¡± he said. ?

However, 바카라사이트 Hong Kong researchers say that academics should not take for granted that 바카라사이트 best pupils are in 바카라사이트 front. ?¡°Teachers should abandon 바카라사이트 thought that sitting at 바카라사이트 front guarantees students¡¯ high level of academic performance,¡± 바카라사이트y conclude. ¡°Their negative bias towards students sitting at 바카라사이트 back of a classroom could turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.¡±

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